7th Aug, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
Taxidermy: A Cased European Polecat (Mustela putorius), late 20th century, a full mount adult polecat stood atop a cut tree stump, looking straight towards a mounted fly to the case side, mounted above soil and moss covered groundwork, enclosed within a five-glass table display case, 68cm by 28.5cm by 45cm
Sold for £130
Estimated at £150 - £200
Auction: Natural History & Taxidermy, 7th Aug, 2024
To include an array of period and fine modern taxidermy featuring three good private collections. Highlights include a large Late Victorian Diorama of Sea and Estuary Birds, circa 1880-1900 and a cased Late Victorian King Charles’ Spaniel “Charlie”, circa 1860-1880 from the Harold Soar Collection, a cased Mandarin Duck, late 20th century from a private collection of cases mounted by David Keningale, and a Diorama of Red-Legged Partridge, 1997 from a private collection of cases by Colin Dunton.
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Tuesday 6th August 10am-5pm and the morning of the sale from 8am
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